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Causes of death in the workplace / J. Paul Leigh.

Title
Causes of death in the workplace / J. Paul Leigh.
Author
Leigh, J. Paul.
Publication
Westport, CT : Quorum Books, [1995], ©1995.

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Description
xii, 307 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Accidents, Occupational > mortality
  • Death > Causes
  • Hazardous occupations > United States
  • Industrial accidents > United States
  • Occupational Diseases > mortality
  • Occupational diseases > United States
  • Occupational mortality > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-290) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 3. Data and Method -- 4. The Occupation List -- 5. The Industry List -- 6. National Estimates and Causes of 5,498 Job-Related Deaths in 1979-81, 1983, 1985, 1986 -- 7. Women -- 8. Limitations and Reliability Tests -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Denominators for Occupations -- Appendix B: Denominators for Industries -- Appendix C: Male and Female Job Deaths within Occupations -- Appendix D: Male and Female Job Deaths within Industries -- Appendix E: Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Appendix F: Occupations with Zero Deaths -- Appendix G: Ranking of Occupations with Five or More Deaths -- Appendix H: Industries with Zero Deaths -- Appendix I: Ranking of Industries with Five or More Deaths.
ISBN
0899309518 (alk. paper)
LCCN
94036796
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries